(a) A city, county, or city and county fire department or district providing fire protection services may annually inspect all highrise structures for compliance with building standards and other regulations of the State Fire Marshal. If a local agency elects to perform the inspection, the results of the inspection shall be submitted to the State Fire Marshal’s office in a form and manner approved by the State Fire Marshal no later than 30 days after the date of the inspection. If the local fire department or district providing fire protection services elects not to conduct an inspection, the local fire department or district shall notify, by June 30 of each year, the State Fire Marshal of this election. If the State Fire Marshal receives this notification, the State Fire Marshal shall conduct the inspection.
(b) A local agency that, or the State Fire Marshal who, inspects a highrise structure pursuant to subdivision (a) may charge and collect a fee for the inspection from the owner of the highrise structure in an amount, as determined by the inspecting entity, sufficient to pay its costs of that inspection.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 31, Sec. 12. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2019.)